#balleralert・・・Michael Che Makes History As SNL’s First Person of Color to Be A Head Writer - Blogged by: #raquelharristv⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀NBC Universal announced on Tuesday that #michaelcheand #colinjostwill be the co-head writers of #saturdaynightlive . Che makes history as the first person of color to become a head writer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The two will work with the current head writers #kentsubletteand #bryantucker . They aren’t the only ones getting new positions, NBC also announced #sudigreenand #frangillespiewill be the writing supervisors.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Che is making history as the first person of color to be a head writer in the 43 years that SNL has existed. Che joined #snlback in 2013 as a writer, when the show was under fire for its lack of diversity. The show was called out again, that same year, for not having one black female cast member. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The outcry prompted SNL exec #lornemichaelsto have mid-season auditions which resulted in the hiring of #sasheerzamata . Well-known comic, #lesliejonesthen joined the show also as a writer and was then promoted to a full-time member. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Since 2014 the show has continued with the same amount of black members.